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Health monitoring system for personnel on a high speed boat

  • US 8,482,405 B1
  • Filed: 03/15/2010
  • Issued: 07/09/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A health monitoring system for personnel on a boat, said system comprising:

  • one or more radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, where each of said RFID tags is configured to be attached to and uniquely associated with an individual;

    a global positioning system (GPS) receiver;

    a display;

    a RFID reader;

    a multi-axis sensor unit that is an accelerometer that measures dynamic exposure data which enables determination of impact, vibration and shock at a specified time interval;

    a central data acquisition apparatus comprising;

    a protective box that can be mounted on the boat, said protective box being waterproof, impervious to marine elements, and having a resilience to impact that is comparable or better than the resilience of the boat;

    a first processor mounted inside the protective box and being in communication with the GPS receiver and the multi-axis sensor unit;

    a second processor mounted inside the protective box and being in communication with the RFID reader which enables reading radio frequency signals from the one or more RFID tags and confirming a status of all individuals as being onboard or overboard based on said reading;

    a bus that enables communication between the first processor and the second processor;

    a removable data storage unit mounted inside the protective box and being in communication with at least one of said first processor and said second processor;

    a cover permitting quick access to the interior of the protective box and to the removable data storage unit;

    a passive cooling system coupled to the first processor and the second processor;

    a plurality of waterproof communication ports comprising electrical connections through the protective box from the first processor and the second processor to the display, the RFID reader, the GPS receiver, and the multi-axis sensor unit;

    a first application that correlates each individual with the dynamic exposure data as measured by the multi-axis sensor unit, and saves the dynamic exposure data on the removable data storage unit;

    a second application that records a GPS location and time if one or more individuals are overboard based on radio frequency signals received by the RFID reader, and generates a course to the GPS location for each of the one or more individuals; and

    a third application that graphically illustrates a ride roughness in terms of injury potential based on the dynamic exposure data at a particular speed and heading, and graphically provides a notification indicative of one or more individuals are overboard if so confirmed on the display;

    wherein the ride roughness includes a cumulative time of whole-body vibration embedded with multiple shocks with the degree of injury, and an elapsed safe ride time, both based on the dynamic exposure data; and

    wherein the notification comprises an overboard indicator is lighted up to indicate a number of the one or more individuals are overboard and other information including an elapsed duration of time and the GPS location for each of the one or more individuals when one or more individuals are overboard, a distance of the boat to the GPS location, and a heading of the boat to return to the GPS location.

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